Monday, June 15, 2015

BlurbImmortal
Relations Coming Out,
third in the series by G. D. Ogan continues to rock the foundation
upon which typical vampire novels are based. Such stories, where
vampires safeguard humans are rare indeed. These vampires do their
utmost to save humans and animals from not only evil vampires but
evil humans.

Ogan's insights into the powers of the immortal
vampires, along with fresh takes on the complex inner workings of
their existence provide an intriguing experience for readers. In this
story a novice shape-shifter wolf meets a beautiful hybrid vampire.
Good vampires set up a new coven in Southern Canada to monitor a
regime intent on changing American into a dictatorship. Marxist
thugs, not realizing who they are dealing with, still believe the
group was partly responsible for the defeat of Communists intent on
stealing oil, gold and mineral reserves from Russia, so Washington
retaliates with violence. A great deal of effort is required by the
vampires to keep Canadian citizens safe. There is a vampire wedding
with a handsome human; then dangers from outer-space suddenly appear
to threaten the entire earth - can such threats be stopped?

A
reader of Immortal
Relations said:
"Being a bit of a vampire-phile, I find myself constantly
searching for the next vampire series to reach out and grab, or, more
appropriately, bite me. I believe I have found my holy grail of
vampire novels..."

Excerpt
(from
pages 147-149): Vlad
Dracula is talking with one of his newest vampire friends, Gary
Logan. Vlad has explained how he and other of the oldest vampires
have progressed to the point where they need little if any blood.
Gary has asked why the out-of-control vampires continue to attack
humans.

Vlad
replies (through thought transference) “They get a thrill from the
hunt and then, as the life drains from their victims, it provides a
rush from the feeling of power over the living.”Gary:
“If I may be so bold, have you had such feelings in the past?”

Vlad
smiled and nodded slowly, "It was a very, very long time ago
Gary. We were fighting what you would call 'an asymmetrical war'
against Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror and his Muslim invaders who
outnumbered us at least three to one. I was looking for anything to
slow them down. I guess you would say I used psychological warfare by
building the 'forest' of impaled enemy soldiers we had defeated in
previous battles. While we had numerous successes against units of
the invaders we unfortunately were unable to hold off so large an
invading army. It was about this time I was changed into what I am
today. I was always in the front lines of battle and routinely soaked
in blood. Perhaps that is what changed me into a vampire. One of my
own Generals saw me surrounded by enemies and saw blood spurting up
in the air. Thinking it was my blood he sent word that I'd been
killed. My dear wife was distraught and threw herself from the
heights of our Poenari Castle into the Arges River below.

Then
my second cousin, Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, from whom I had
sought help in prosecuting the war, imprisoned me. Locked away, I
soon became crazed with the desire for blood I would have otherwise
found on the battlefield. Many fellow prisoners died because of it
and after my escape I was a plague on the land. It took all too long
before I regained some sense of my lost humanity.”With
downcast eyes Vlad thought, “Which is where the myths, legends and
stories about me started – I’m afraid I earned them all.”

I
reached over and patted him on the arm saying, “I’m sorry I
brought up a topic that has induced clearly painful memories for
you.”

Vlad smiled at me, “No, it is alright. If you
haven’t heard the story before I think you need to know the type of
vampire you follow. I hope it won’t detract from our
relationship.”

“Never fear of my continued admiration and
respect for you. You were a great leader fighting to free your people
from an oppressive invader. Since you had no one to guide you after
you were changed, as a ‘newborn’ vampire you did what came
naturally. However, it begs the question, how did you stop?”

“I
married again and she helped me overcome the constant thirst, giving
me some of her own blood, and she brought me back to God.”

With
tears in my eyes I thought, in reply to Vlad, “Women are clearly
the superior gender, without them we men would be little better than
wild beasts. “

Born
in Washington D.C. during WW-II, I attended Washington and Lee High
among other schools in the area before my parents moved us to
Northern California where I ran track and cross-country. I received
an Associates degree from Foothill J.C. then transferred to Texas
Christian University where I received my Bachelors and commission in
the USAF. I did a lot of writing while in the service, was stationed
in many parts of the world and received a Masters from Ball State
University's European Campus. After retiring, I finished a second
Masters at Hardin-Simmons University (none of these were in English
or Literature as my novels will attest). I then worked in the field
of psychology both in a clinical setting and with the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice. I live in West Texas with my wife of
47 years and our three Pomeranians. Writing and reading are a passion
along with a few antique automobiles and 60's muscle cars. Social
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2 comments:

Thanks Lisabet I've had a serious medical issue and just now got back to my E-mails so I missed thanking you last Monday. I'm feeling better now and I think I'm on the mend...it just takes longer when someone my age has a bleeding problem. Where is a friendly vampire when they are really needed? (-;